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Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2008) - Arctic Ocean (2003)

Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2008) z Arctic Ocean (2003)

 Turks and Caicos Islands (2008)Arctic Ocean (2003)
 Turks and Caicos IslandsArctic Ocean
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 31.3% (male 3,466/female 3,345)


15-64 years: 64.8% (male 7,398/female 6,690)


65 years and over: 3.9% (male 394/female 453) (2007 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish -
Airports 8 (2007) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 6


1,524 to 2,437 m: 3


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 2 (2007)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2007)		 -
Area total: 430 sq km


land: 430 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 14.056 million sq km


note: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
Area - comparative 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
Background The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the recently delimited Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean.
Birth rate 21.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Budget revenues: $47 million


expenditures: $33.6 million (1997-98 est.)		 -
Capital name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)


geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W


time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October		 -
Climate tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow
Coastline 389 km 45,389 km
Constitution Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006 (effective 9 August 2006) -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands


abbreviation: TCI		 -
Death rate 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Disputes - international have received Haitians fleeing economic and civil disorder some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
Economic aid - recipient $4.1 million (1997) -
Economy - overview The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, offshore financial services, and fishing. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 175,000 visitors that arrived in 2004. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts. Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals.
Electricity - consumption 10.76 million kWh (2005) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2005) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2005) -
Electricity - production 11.57 million kWh (2005) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Blue Hills 49 m		 lowest point: Fram Basin -4,665 m


highest point: sea level 0 m
Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater endangered marine species include walruses and whales; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage; thinning polar icepack
Ethnic groups black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10% -
Exchange rates the US dollar is used -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Richard TAUWHARE (since 11 July 2005)


head of government: Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003); note - the office of premier was created in the 2006 constitution


cabinet: Cabinet consists of the governor, the premier, six ministers appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly, and the attorney general


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor		 -
Exports 0 bbl/day (2004) -
Exports - commodities lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells -
Exports - partners US, UK (2006) -
Fiscal year calendar year -
Flag description blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%		 -
GDP - real growth rate 4.9% (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 21 45 N, 71 35 W 90 00 N, 0 00 E
Geography - note about 40 islands (eight inhabited) major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe -
Imports 83.55 bbl/day (2004) -
Imports - commodities food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials -
Imports - partners US, UK (2006) -
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, offshore financial services -
Infant mortality rate total: 14.7 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 17 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4% (1995) -
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU -
Irrigated land NA -
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal -
Labor force 4,848 (1990 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services -
Land boundaries 0 km -
Land use arable land: 2.33%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 97.67% (2005)		 -
Languages English (official) -
Legal system based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas -
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats of which 15 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 9 February 2007 (next to be held in 2011)


election results: percent of vote by party - PNP 60%, PDM 40%; seats by party - PNP 13, PDM 2		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 74.95 years


male: 72.69 years


female: 77.32 years (2007 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98%


male: 99%


female: 98% (1970 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Arctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 -
Merchant marine registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2007) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
National holiday Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) -
Nationality noun: none


adjective: none		 -
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
Natural resources spiny lobster, conch sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
Net migration rate 9.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
People - note destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US -
Political parties and leaders People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Floyd SEYMOUR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 21,746 (July 2007 est.) -
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 2.722% (2007 est.) -
Ports and harbors - Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003) -
Religions Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.106 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female


total population: 1.073 male(s)/female (2007 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: fully digital system with international direct dialing


domestic: full range of services available; GSM wireless service available


international: country code - 1-649; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber optic telecommunications submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 5,700 (2002) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,700 (1999) -
Television broadcast stations 0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003) -
Terrain low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that averages about 3 meters in thickness, although pressure ridges may be three times that size; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)
Total fertility rate 3.02 children born/woman (2007 est.) -
Transportation - note - sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways
Unemployment rate 10% (1997 est.) -
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